Congratulations to Kevin Contreras and Quincy McMorries for winning 1st Place in the Area 17 TCEA Robotics Contest. They competed and won in the Advanced Arena division on Saturday, January 26 in at Slaton HS against high school teams from all over West Texas. This marks the third year in a row this duo has earned a spot to the TCEA State Robotics Contest. This year, over 1,000 high school robotics teams from across Texas have competed in 20 area contests in hopes of advancing to the state competition. This year's state contest will be on April 13 at Deer Park HS in Deer Park, Texas.

Also competing in the Area 17 contest were: Dion Vasquez, Jose Sandoval, LT Sharp and JJ Gibson. These young men performed very well, but fell just short of advancing to the state contest this year. Congratulations to all of these outstanding students. You represented Guthrie CSD very well.

Guthrie HS senior, Krista Sweeney, has produced a video about Guthrie school titled "By the Numbers." She highlights a few of the things that make Guthrie a great place to live and go to school. She wil enter this video in a student video contest hosted by the Texas Association of School Boards. Guthrie HS freshman, Seth Briggs, wrote the music soundtrack for the video. Way to go, Krista and Seth!

52 FCCLA, FFA and 4‐H members entered 204 projects in the King County Project Show. These were projects that had been made since last January and the divisions entered were: Art, Crafts, Photography, Handwork, Machine work, Baked Goods and Preserved Goods. Rosette winners were:

GCSD has released an online survey for parents and community members to offer their thoughts on school safety, building security and emergency preparedness. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below. Your input is important to the school district.

January is school board appreciation month in Texas. The Guthrie Common School District (GCSD) is blessed to have seven dedicated and selfless individuals serving as trustees on the local school board. The GCSD Board members for 2012-13 are: Jay Hurt (President), Travis Adams (Vice-president), Terry Daniel (Secretary), Brenda Jones, Justin Johnson, Terri O'Neal, and Toby Oliver. These fine public servants invest their time, their energy, their thinking, and their leadership (and a fair amount of sleeplessness) in the interest of making GCSD an exemplar among school districts and one that ensures a World Class education for ALL its students. GCSD is proud to acknowledge the work and service of these fine folks.